Aston Martin Vantage AMR Unveiled, Just 300 Will Be Made

Aston Martin will produce 200 V8 models and 100 V12 models. It gets the option of special paint schemes - white and orange, black and blue, blue and red or silver and grey.

It looks like Aston Martin may be putting its 12-year-old Vantage platform into retirement. Both naturally aspirated engines are hooked up to automated sequential manual gearboxes with six- and seven-speeds, respectively. Hence, it is not surprising that the company has chosen Vantage model as the first AMR model to enter production. Meet the entry-level products of Aston Martin's brand new AMR (Aston Martin Racing) range, the Vantage V8 AMR and its even more exclusive V12 cousin. The highlight is carbon-fibre seats with front grille, side strakes, lamp infill and mirror caps on the outside, instrument surround, door tops and door grabs on the inside.

The first of these new models is the Vantage AMR, borrowing its handle from Aston Martin Racing. There's also a "Halo Pack", which is inspired by the 2016 World Endurance Championship-winning #95 Vantage GTE, which blends Stirling Green with Lime Green accents.

From the outside, both cars look almost identical to the V8 and V12 Vantage S, lacking the more aggressive body addenda of the AMR show cars. The V8 Vantage AMR's 5-spoke alloy wheels and the V12 Vantage AMR's lightweight 10-spoke alloy wheels have three different finishes.

Aston Martin offers the vehicle in a choice of five bold colour schemes including the stirling green with lime accents used by its team in this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the Vantage is making its final appearance as a fully-fledged factory race auto.

The AMR Accessories range offers customers the chance to further personalise their vehicle. Now the company has launched the first vehicle from AMR range, Vantage AMR. Front splitter and dive planes, plus side sills and a fixed rear spoiler.

The last quarter of 2017 is the penned-in commencement date for deliveries for the Vantage AMR, with the V8 to be available in UK, EU, Asia Pacific and China, and the V12 to be available in UK, EU, Asia Pacific, China and Middle East.

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